Cephalus
Ancient Greek name
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Cephalus or Kephalos (/ˈsɛfələs/; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος) is the son of Hermes,[1] and a hero-figure in Greek mythology. Cephalus carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. The root of this name is κεφαλ, meaning "head".[2]
Mythological
Historical
- Cephalus, son of Lysanias from Syracuse (5th century BCE), a wealthy metic and elderly arms manufacturer living in Athens who engages in dialogue with Socrates in Plato's Republic. He was the father of orator Lysias, philosopher Polemarchus and Euthydemus.
- Cephalus, Athenian orator who flourished after the time of the Thirty Tyrants.
- Cephalus, a Molossian who sided with Perseus in the Third Macedonian War.[5]
